Best of 2011: Babies of the Year

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Ford

Owen Wilson and girlfriend Jade Duell welcomed son Robert Ford Wilson on Jan. 14 in Hawaii. "I'm glowing," the actor said on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. ""[Ford is a] very cute little boy and he's doing well... It's very exciting!"

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Leo

Penelope Cruz and husband Javier Bardem welcomed their son Leo Encinas on Jan. 22. "From the first second, you feel so much love," Cruz told Vogue's June issue. "It is a revolutionary experience. That's the best way I can describe it. It transforms you completely, in a second. Nature is very wise and gives you nine months to prepare, but in that moment, when you see that face, you are transformed forever."

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Sadie

Christina Applegate and fiance Martyn LeNoble welcomed Sadie Grace LeNoble on Jan. 27. Her favorite part of being a mom so far? "Just being in love," Applegate told Us. "No offense to anyone that I know and love in my life, but you just really don't know love until you have that baby. You don't know. It's a whole 'nother ball game."

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Agnes

Jennifer Connelly and hubby Paul Bettany welcomed Agnes on May 31. "She's great. She's beautiful," Bettany told Us. "[Agnes] is so lovely."

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Skyler

Rachel Zoe and hubby Rodger Berman welcomed their son Skyler on March 23. Soon after his birth, Skyler was already following in his fashionable mom's footsteps with his own lavish, $87,000 nursery.

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Anja

Former Bachelor Andrew Firestone and wife Ivana welcomed their second child -- a daughter Anja -- in March.

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Moroccan and Monroe

On Apr. 30 -- their fourth wedding anniversary -- Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon welcomed "dem babies" Moroccan Scott and Monroe. "They're incredible," Carey told Barbara Walters on a 20/20 special. "But I will say that they really respond to music."

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Bear Blu

When Alicia Silverstone and hubby Christopher Jarecki welcomed little Bear Blu on May. 5, he "had crazy amounts of hair," she told Us. "He's really calm."

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Willow

Pink and hubby Carey Hart welcomed their daughter Willow on June 1. "My life was once whiskey, tears and cigarettes," the singer tweeted. "Now it's snot tears and the color of poop. I do miss the whiskey, though!"

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Aleph

Natalie Portman and her Black Swan costar turned fiance Benjamin Millapied welcomed Aleph in June. Little Aleph takes his name from the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet; the term also represents the "oneness of God" and the element of air.

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Cree

Tia Mowry and husband Cory Hardrict welcomed their first child Cree Taylor Hardrict on June 28.

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Bingham

Kate Hudson and fiance Matt Bellamy welcomed Bingham "Bing" Hawn Bellamy on July 9. "For those wondering, Bingham is my mum's maiden name," Bellamy explained on Twitter. "Bing Russell was also Kurt [Russell's] dad. Family connections all around!"

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Harper Seven

David and Victoria Beckham welcomed their fourth chlid and first daughter, Harper Seven Beckham, on July 10. "Baby Harper is the most beautiful baby girl I have ever seen," Victoria tweeted days after giving birth. "I have fallen in love all over again!"

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Arthur

Selma Blair and her fashion designer beau Jason Bleick welcomed baby Arthur Saint Bleick on July 25. "He looks like a little turtle," the first-time mom gushed to Us. "He's an amazing baby. We're so in love, as I imagine most parents are."

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Penelope

On Aug. 10, Tina Fey and composer husband Jeff Richmond welcomed Penelope Athena. The Emmy-winner told Us Penelope was "doing great" and that sibling Alice "is an amazing big sister."

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Haven

On Aug. 13, Jessica Alba and Cash Warren welcomed their second daughter, Haven Garner Warren. "[She] weighed 7 lbs and was 19 inches long. Healthy and happy!" Alba wrote on her Facebook page. "Big sister Honor couldn't be more excited about the new addition to our family."

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Milo

Alyssa Milano and hubby David Bugliara welcomed son Milo Thomas Bugliari on Aug. 31. "Everything is going so well," she gushed to Us. "David told me, 'It's like you were dropped off from Planet Mom!' I said, 'No, he's such a great baby, he's just making me look good!'"

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Jordan

In August, Kevin Federline and Victoria Prince welcomed Jordan Kay Federline. Federline has four additional children from prevous relationships, including Sean Preston and Jayden from his marriage to Britney Spears.

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Xander

January Jones gave birth to Xander Dane Jones on Sept. 13. The Mad Men actress hasn't yet identified the baby's father.

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Kailani

On Oct. 3, Alexis Knapp and Ryan Phillippe welcomed daughter Kailani Merizalde Phillippe Knapp. Knapp announced her pregnancy at an industry event in mid-February -- five months after she and the Lincoln Lawyer star officially ended their on-and-off relationships. (Phillippe was dating Amanda Seyfried at the time; they have since split.)

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Hattie

Tori Spelling and hubby Dean McDermott welcomed baby Hattie on Oct. 10, six days before the actress' scheduled C-section. "The moment I had her, I looked at Dean and fell in love with him all over again," Spelling told Us. The couple are also parents to son Liam and daughter Stella.